Can-closing machine.



I. P. WARME. cm CLOSING momma. APPLICATION YILED JULY 11,1913 1 1 32,291 Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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CAN CLOSING MACHINE APPLICATION FILED JULY 11. 1913.

1,132,291 Patented Mar.16,1915.

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slide alorig the support by a drum 18 having The sleeve for the seaming head, as above a spiral thread l thereon. This thread is noted, is moved up and. down by a lever so constructed that when a tilled can body 10. Thls lever at its outer end 1s yolre 5 reaches the position indicated at 20 in rig. shaped and engages a collar 4b, which 1s 2, it is given a slight dwell, after which it mounted on the sleeve for the scanning head, 70 is mored bodilv forward to the position in and is held from longztudnuill movement dicatrd at il in said figure where it is thereon. A cross head 41 is also attached lo d, Moving; up and down with the to this collar and moves up and down with seaminghead is a. supporting plate This t s aming The h {MISS Supporting plate 213 has a tapered opening through the cross head ll. .l hose rods are 75 3;, and a a; 24 f r th n 1] or cover. formed With shoulders against which the llhen the supporting plate and seaming against the cross head and hold the same head are lm ermil, as viewed in. Fig. 3, the 9d 0 the PM P0111011 the rods hhhl cover brought into Contact with the filled against t Cross a and holds the same can bodv indi-v rated at 2]. in this figure. The in fixed relation to the Foils rods 80 cover is seated thereon, the chuck then on flbOYO the U 42 31h Chumete! gages the cover, and the can body is held $0 115 to Perm1t the Phwmg of the from movrmrnt while the plate 22 is low- On and the reduced parts 37 sllde 1n the 26 ered to permit the action of the seaming h i g FI'Om the above nntmctlon :olls i. l, which are then on used to contact 1t l be pp that the PI g Plate 85 with the can end or rover and the flange of will he QY D and down 111 111115011 the can hodv. ulltl roll the same into a double with the sehmmg headseam, The supporting plate 22 is provided W1 1 The can end: or (Ottlk' indicated at in bearings 43 and in which the Slhle Fig. .2 are UH-"Ijtd h; a :-k holder whi h 34 reciprocates. As the slide rod 34 rccip- 9v is mounted on the supporting plate 22, and locates back and forth, the pusher 28 which id t k holder iliPlVlvfs rods; 26, whi h is rigidly attached thereto, will also move hold the can covers in place. The plate 22 back andforth carrying the ends or covers 80 is provided with a groove or recess 27. along one after another underneath the seaming which the can ends or covers may slide on h ad- M d on the Slide d 34 S0 8 t 95 to the seat fit. The can ends ar removed move freely thereon is a sleeve 45'. his from the stack by taking the same one at a sleeve 45 is pivoted to an arm 46 by a pivot time. from th lower end of the stack. In pin 47- The arm 6 lid s freely in :1 level order to a complish this 1 have provided a 48, Which is pi oted Rt 4 t0 th frame 1 of pusher which slides underneath the stack the machine. The upper end of the lever 10o holder. along the innrr I "$iS formed in is formed with a slot 50. A crank pimall the plate 252. This pusher at its forward carried by a disk 52 bolted on the end of are nd is prrrif with a separating lip 30. cross shaft actuated by the gear 10 engages the HV'alHi i4 m-.' =.-:-d hirward the sepafreely in the slot 50 and as the disk rotates,

" tine lip E l pa s below-en the two the lever 48 will osci late about its fulcrum 105 rats on} r- -'T'. and the end ill of point 4-). This oscillation of-the leve 48 the hu h-r W 'e' the lov or run end will cause thrsleeve to slide back and forth I or co er and to; -=a me along the recess freely on the slide rod, except at times when 27. The star-l; will re t on the slide until the sleeve iscoupled to the slide rod and the same is .vithdmwn when it will drop to then the slide rod will be moved back and no a po Ion so that the next can end or cover forth with the oscillations of the lever 48. may be d taclmd from the stack and deliv- The sleeve moves in a straight line and the ered to the s aming head. arm l7 slides lengthwise in the lever 48 to 50 "The pusher 28 is reciprocate/d by a bracket permit this movement. The slide rod 34 is arm 2 which extends at an angle to the provided with a collar 53, which is formed 115 pusher and is provided with a. sleeve 33 with a locking lip 54. Mounted on the adapted to engage the end of a slide rod 34. sleeve 45 is a latch 55, having a nose 56, Nnt flzi and 1 are threaded on the slide rod which is adapted to lock behind the lip 54 56 and provide for a limitedadjustment of the on the collar 53. This latch is mounted l's'TH'iiPl arm 32 relative to the slide rod. in a groove in the sleeve 45, and is held 121, The supporting plate 22 is fixedly mounted pressed into locking engagement with the on rods 27. which are adapted to reciprocate lip by a spring 57. The outer end of the in bearings 33 carried hv the frame of the face of the collar leading to the lip 54 is 60 machine. and also bearings 39 carried; by beveled as at 58 and the forward edge of the the frame of the machine. which are disnose 56 is also beveled so that when the posed so as to engage the upper ends of the latch is in the position shown in Fig. 6 rods. The brackets in which the bearings it'will automatically engage the lip on th and 39 are located also form bearings for collar 53, provided said lip is free to engage wminn.

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automatic means being underneath the seaming head and held in fixed position relative thereto, said support the can end having an opening there through, the center of which is in line with the seaming head, said support having means for centering the can end relative to said opening, a pusher for engaging the can end on the support and moving the same underneath the seaming head, means for reciprocating said. pusher, said reciprocating means for the pusher including devices which may be disconnected for rendering the feeding action of the pusher inetl'ective, and devices contiolled by the can bodies fed to the closing machine for connecting said pusher to its reciprocating means.

3. J can closing machine including in combination a can body support, a seaming head, means for giving the can body support and seaming head a relative movement for causing the seaming head to engage the can, a support for the can ends extending underneath the seaming head and held in fixed position relative thereto, said support fo the can end having an opening therertiiogh, the center of which is in line with the staining head, said support having in. or; for centering the can end relative to said opening, a pusher for engaging the can end on the support and moving the same underneath the seaming head, means for reciprocating sai-d pusher, said reciprocating means for the pusher including devices which may be disconnected for rendering the feeding action of the pusher inelfecti've, and automatic means for disconnecting the pusher from its reciprocating means, said controlled by the cans as they are fed to the closing machine for connecting said pusher to its reciprocatmg means.

4. A can closing machine including in combination a can body support, a staining head, means for giving the seaming head and the can body support a movement relative to each other, a support for can ends held in fixed relation to the seaming head, a stack holder carried by the support for the can ends, a pusher for ei'iga'ging a can end in the stack holder and moving the same underneath the seaming head, means operating in unison with the relative movements of the seaming head and the support for re cipr cating the pusher, means for feeding can bodies underneath the seaming head, and means controlled by the can bodies as they are fed to the seaming head for connecting and disconnecting said l'lHSlIT to and from its operating means.

5. A can closing machine including in combination a can body support, a seaming head, a support for the can ends, whereby said an ends may be held underneath the said sleme to the rod, and llttiitl;

seaming head, a pusher for engaging the can end and moving the same underneath the seaming h aid on said support, means for reciprocating said pusher, and means con trolled by the filled cans for coni'iecting and disconnecting said pusher to and from its operating means.

6. can closing machine including in combination a can body support, a seaming head, a support for can ends held in fixed relation to the seaming head, means for feeding can. bodies underneath the seaming head, a pusher for engaging a can end on said support and moving the same under ncath the seaming head, means for reeipro eating said pusher, and means controlled by the nlled cans as they are fed to the seaming head for automatically connecting and disconnecting the pusher to and from its operating means.

7. i can closing machine including in combination a can body support, a seaming head, a. support for can ends held in fixed relation to the seamingliei'td, means for feeding can bodies underneath the seaming head, a stack holder carried by the support for the can ends. a pusher lor engaging the can end in the stack and moving the same on said support beneath the seaming head, means for reciprocating said pusher, and means controlled by the filled cans as they are fed to the seaming head for connecting and disconnecting said pusher to and from its operating means.

8. A can closing machine coml'iination a can bod head, mean for giving th aming head and tin 1H1 hodyg upport a :aoven'ient rela- {l'\ e toear-h other. ;-u1-port to (an rnds held in li .l relation to the seeming head. m ans for! r liuu can. alics HlHll/lll (h the scamiug head. a pusher [or on" pg the can ends on said support. and mom 3 the same underneath the seam I head, lide rod connected to said p .cr. a sleeve l'reely slidable on said rod, a latch for coupling for disconinciuding in support. a seaming nrcting the latch :"roui, the 1171i.

1 A can c os ng machineincluding in ("Flh'hllililiOll a can bod ,;.-pport. a seaming head. means for ghing the seaming head and the can body support a, movement relative to Qfit'll other. a s pport for can ends held in iixed relation to i'ie scam 1g head. means for feeding can hodie. underneath the seaming head. a pusher fo engaging the can ends on the support and moving the same underneath the seam ng head. a slide rod connected to said pusher, an oscillating lever, a sleeve on the rod. connected to said oscillating lever. a latch for coupling the sleeve to the rod. a pin for locking said lever to the sleeve. said pin being so disposed as to be'brokenby the movements of the lever upoiga stopping of the movements of the push'er.

10; A can closing machine including in combination a can body support, a seaming head,means forgiving the seaming head and can body support a movement relative to each tither, a-flsuppo'rt for can ends held in for feeding can bodies underneath the seaming head, a stack holder carried by said support for the can ends, a pusher for engagmg a can end in the stack and moving the same underneath the seaming head, a reciprocatin rod connected to said pusher, a sleeve reely slidable on said rod, a collar fixed to said rod, a latch carried by the sleeve and-adapted to normally engage a locking lip on the collar, means for reciproeating the sleeve, a controlling plate carried by the support for the can ends, and movable relative thereto vertically, a cam carried by said controlling plate, for releasing the latch from the 'collar on the slide rod, a spring for normally depressing the plate to hold the .cam in position for releasing the latch, said plate being so positioned that a filled can as it is moved to the seaming head will engage the plat and raise the same to move the cam out of the path of the latch.

11. A can closing machine including in combination, a can body support, a seaming head located above the said can body support, a support for can ends extending underneath the seaming head and held in fixed position relative thereto, said support for the can end having an opening therein ough, the center of which is in line with the seaming head, said support .having means for centering the can ends relative tothe opening, means for feeding the can ends on to the support at a point outside of the seaming head, devices for engaging the can end on the can end support and moving the same underneath the seaming; head. means for reciprocating said devices, said reciprocating means including klevices which may be disconnected for rehdcring the feeding action of said can end ft'eeding devices ineffective, means controlled by the can bodies fed to the closing machine for connecting the can end feeding devices to the reciprocating means therefor.

12. A can closing machine including in combination a can body support, a seaming head, means for moving the seaming head and can body support relative to each other for causing the can to engage the seaming head, a can end support extending underneath the seaming head for holding and centering the can ends, a pusher for engaging the can ends and moving the same seaming head, means for reciprocating said pusher, said reciprocating means including a breakable pin connection whereby a blocking of the pusher Will cause said pin to be severed, said reciprocating means also including means whereby the pusher may be connected or disconnected with its recipro eating means, and devices controlled by the can bodies fed to the closing machine for connecting said pusher to its reciprocating means. i

13. A can closing machine including in combination a can body support, a seaming hea'd, means for moving the seaming head and can body support relative to each other for causing the can body to engage the can end, and the can end and can body to engage t-he seaming head, a supporting plate extending underneath the seaming head and held in hxed relation thereto, said support ing plate having an opening therethrough, the center of which is in line withthe seam ing head, the lower face of said opening being cone-shaped for engaging and rounding up and centering the can body relative to the seaming head, a seat for the can end at the upper face of the opening for centering a can end relative tothe seaming head, a stack holder carried by said support for feeding the can ends one at a. time on to said support, a pusher reciprocating underneath the stack holder for engaging a can end and feeding the same along the support to thecan end seat underneath the seaming head, and

means for reciprocating said pusher ineludingdevices controlled by the filled fed underneath the seaming head whereby the pusher is moved forward to carry a can end on to its seat underneath the seaming head only when a can body is moved forward on to the can end support underneath the seaming head.

along the can end support underneath the 14. A can closin machine includin in combination a can body support, a seaming head, means for moving the seaming heads and can body support relativc'to each other for causing the can body to engage the can end, and the can end and can body to engage the seaming head a supporting plate ex tending underneath the seaming head and held in fixed relation thereto, said supporting plate ha ving an opening thercthrough, the center of which is in line with the seaming head, the loner face of said opening being cone-shaped for eng: ring and rounding up and centering the em body relative to the stunning head a for the can end at,the upper face of the :opening for centering a can end relative to;the seaming a can end and feeding the same along t e supj port to the can end seat undernea 5 said pus seaming er said recipgocating means including for connecting and disconneeting the and means pr operating tometi'cally. disconnect the pusher froth its actuating means whereby said pusher is normally idle, said last named operating means being controlled by head, and means for 'recipr cgating usher w'i fii itsfactuating means,

said devices to zu-J' the filled cans as they are fed underneath =the seaming head for connecting the pusher to its actuating means, whereby a can end is fed underneath the seaming head at the same time a filled .can is carried to the can body support.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence-of two witnesses.

IVAR F. WARME. Witnesses F. M. BONTAY, W. D. CUR'rIss. 

